What does the direction of angular acceleration tell us ?

implab707 · Aug 31, 2011

what does the direction of angular acceleration tell us ?

Hootenanny · Sep 1, 2011

implab707 said:

what does the direction of angular acceleration tell us ?

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As the name might suggest the orientation of the angular acceleration vector tells us in which direction the object is accelerating (i.e. clockwise or counter-clockwise) according to your co-ordinate system.

implab707 · Sep 14, 2011

kindly someone tell me that what does the direction of angular acceleration or angular velocity tell us ?

Hootenanny · Sep 14, 2011

implab707 said:

kindly someone tell me that what does the direction of angular acceleration or angular velocity tell us ?

See my above response.

What does the direction of angular acceleration tell us ?

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